Announcing RCI: Mumbai Street Food

Thank You, Lakshmi, for giving me the opportunity to host your very popular RCI.

My choice for this month's RCI is Mumbai Street Food.

But what is so special about 'Mumbai' street food, you might ask. After all, street food is something that is inherent to almost every other nukkad (street corner) in almost every corner of India.

The city is dotted with street carts selling a wide variety of food - the tourist popular places of Chowpatty or Juhu , the very famous but pricey chaats at Elco arcade, the sardar's dhaba at Linking Road that sells delicious tandoori fish and tandoori chicken, the delicious desserts at Bachelor's on Marine Drive, the delectable kebabs and phirnis at Mohd. Ali road, the late night hot spot of Bade Miyan, the hawkers outside almost every college in the city, the masala chai stalls scattered all across the city, the greasy hakka noodles..... the list seems almost endless!

While to many of us street food is just an indulgence - something to eat when the craving for something delicious strikes - like chaats and vadas and samosas and bhajjis and kulfis and golas (crushed ice lolly dunked in flavoured sugar syrup), to some others, street food is what they turn to for their meals - like the jhunka bhakri (gram flour gravy served with Indian bread) or the very humble sandwich or piping hot idlis and dosas.

And that to me is the essence of street food in Mumbai - that there something to suit every palate, every need and every pocket - at almost any time of the day.

So, let's celebrate the street food of Mumbai in this month's RCI.



There is a wide array of food to choose from, so just give your desire for lip-smacking food a free run!


1. Make any Mumbai street food and post it in your blog from now until June 30, 2009.


2. Archived posts are welcome, so long as they are re-posted for this event.


3. Multiple entries are (more than) welcome, but restricted to 4 per blog.


4. Link your post to this announcement and Lakshmi's RCI page. Use the logo wherever possible, though this is not mandatory.


5. Mail your entries to servedwithlove.aquadaze(at)gmail(dot)com with the following details:



Your name
Blog name and blog URL
Entry name and URL
A picture of your entry


Hope you join me in celebrating Mumbai's street food with all your delicious entries!!